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| Author | : Michael North |
| File Size | : 40,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 08 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : 9780195381221 |
| Pages | : 233 pages |
In this work, renowned modernist scholar Michael North poses fundamental questions about the relationship between modernity and comic form in film, animation, the visual arts, and literature.
In this work, renowned modernist scholar Michael North poses fundamental questions about the relationship between modernity and comic form in film, animation, the visual arts, and literature.
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